Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
August 6, 2026 On August 5, Bruce decided to set the burn pile on fire. He was dragging the hose to the burn pile, while I was heading to the blueberry circle to weed. I only weeded for a couple of hours. This time I understood just how much work weeding the blueberry circle is. […]
Read More Burn Pile Is Set on FireJuly 2, 2026 On June 19, I harvested more tomatoes. I found two of the San Marzano tomatoes ready to be harvested, along with more cherry tomatoes. One of the San Marzano tomatoes was attacked by fruit borers or some other type of pest. The yellow patty pan squashes are prolific. Walking around in the […]
Read More More Tomatoes Ready for HarvestingJune 5, 2026 Between May 20th and May 24th, I made an effort to stop pushing myself too hard. I walked around the yard a couple of times each day in between rainstorms to get my walking in. It started raining in May 21 and rained on and off until May 24. Here are some […]
Read More Not Doing a LotMay 8, 2026 Saturday, April 25, was the last walking tour of Sheffield, AL for 2026. Since we enjoyed the business tour so much, we decided to go to the house tour. We enjoyed seeing the various homes and hearing stories about them. Andrew Jackson camped in the area on his way back from the […]
Read More House Walking Tour of Sheffield, ALMarch 23, 2025 Saturday (March 21), was a busy day. We planted the five blueberry bushes. Bruce used the cart to bring water in a half barrel for watering the blueberries in. The five blueberries finished out the outer ring of blueberries. I found the picture below funny. Bruce looks like he is trying to […]
Read More Planting Blueberries and FlowersMarch 21, 2026 Here’s the list of plants I received from Raintree Nursery. I planted the following Raintree Plants on March 14. The weather warmed up on Thursday (March 19) and no cold weather was predicted. I placed the glass bird bath bowl onto the stand. I planted these plants on March 19. I put […]
Read More Planting More Fruit Plants oon Blackberry HomesteadApril 17, 2025 While rambling about the back pasture, I took some pictures of the tree that had been part of the three tree trunk tree. (Say that three times fast!) Bruce spent a lot of time chainsawing to cut the trunk at the fence. I had PT today and afterwards, I didn’t feel like […]
Read More Pictures of Work Bruce Did with Chainsawing YesterdayMarch 27, 2025 On March 25 (Tuesday), we planted the six blueberry bushes we purchased from a local nursery, Porter Garden Center. We had planted two small blueberry bushes from Gurney’s Seed & Nursery (mail order) earlier. We planted the blueberry bushes in the circle Bruce had measured out. Bruce dug the holes. I placed […]
Read More Six Blueberries Are PlantedJanuary 27, 2023 We stopped at a fruit stand in Floral City, FL and purchased some red navel oranges. They smell wonderful! The oranges look like regular oranges, until you peel or cut them. When cut open, the red orange flesh is revealed!
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